Thursday, January 5, 2017

New video: Stop Jeff Sessions

Jeff Sessions' spokesperson lashed out at MoveOn today for opposing his nomination. Watch our new video about why he's unfit to be attorney general.

Dear MoveOn member,

Senator Jeff Sessions' spokesperson lashed out at MoveOn today after nearly 200,000 MoveOn members signed a petition supporting the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP and national NAACP leaders in their peaceful sit-in at Sen. Sessions' office in Mobile to protest against his nomination for attorney general.1

Sen. Sessions' bizarre attack against MoveOn and the NAACP is only the latest in his history of attacks—over his career, he's attacked voting rights and immigrants, women, LTBTQ Americans, and so much more.

Take a minute to watch this video MoveOn just released featuring civil rights, immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights, and other advocacy leaders talking about the danger Sen. Sessions poses as Trump's attorney general pick.

Stop Jeff Sessions

(Not on Facebook? Click here to watch the video on YouTube.)

Americans from all walks of life are speaking out against Sen. Sessions, and it is for the same reasons the Senate rejected his nomination to the federal judiciary decades ago: his track record of racism, his avid opposition to civil rights and human rights, and his false claims about his own history of civil rights work to try to deflect criticism.2

As attorney general, Sen. Sessions would be a threat to us all. Please take a moment to watch this video and share it with your friends and family so they know what's at stake.

Thanks for all you do.

—Jamiah, Justin, Maria, Alex, and the rest of the team

P.S. If you haven't yet signed the petition from the Alabama State Conference president of the NAACP, calling on Congress to reject Sessions' nomination, you can add your name here.

Sources:

1. "NAACP protest of Sessions 'a fundraising gimmick,'" Washington Examiner, January 5, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/7418?t=7&akid=175826.10220574.y2YJDg

2. "Jeff Sessions says he handled these civil rights cases. He barely touched them." The Washington Post, January 3, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/7419?t=9&akid=175826.10220574.y2YJDg

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